Greedy Boy   -laalachee ladaka:

 

Saim aur tom samaan judavaan the. ve itane samaroop the ki unakee maan ko bhee prthvee par apane shuruaatee dinon mein, kam se kam ek doosare se antar karana mushkil lagata tha.

haalaanki, ve ek-doosare se bahut alag the jab yah unakee upasthiti ke alaava sabhee cheejon ke lie aaya tha. saim ka koee dost nahin tha, jabaki tom ek mahaan dostee nirmaata tha. saim ko mithaee pasand thee, lekin tom masaaledaar bhojan pasand karate the aur mithaee ka sevan karate the. saim mammee ka paalatoo tha aur tom daidee ka paalatoo tha. jabaki saim udaar aur nisvaarth tha, tom laalachee aur svaarthee tha!

jaise-jaise saim aur tom bade hote gae, unake pita unake beech apane bhaagy ko samaan roop se saajha karana chaahate the. haalaanki, tom sahamat nahin the aur unhonne tark diya ki jo koee bhee adhik buddhimaan aur majaboot saabit hoga use dhan ka ek bada hissa praapt karana hoga.

saim sahamat ho gaya. unake pita ne donon ke beech ek pratiyogita aayojit karane ka phaisala kiya. usane donon beton ko jab tak ho sake chalane ko kaha aur sooryaast se pahale ghar laut aaya. dhan ko kavar kee gaee dooree ke anupaat mein vibhaajit kiya jaega. pratiyogita ke ek niyam ke roop mein, unhen samay ka dhyaan rakhane ke lie ghadee le jaane kee anumati nahin thee.

 

agale din, saim aur tom chalane ke lie nikal pade. yah ek dhoop ka din tha. saim dheere-dheere aur sthir roop se chala gaya, jabaki tom ek sprint mein toot gaya kyonki vah daud jeetane par tula tha aur apane pita ke dhan ka ek bada hissa bhee jeet raha tha.

saim jaanata tha ki dopahar tak chalana aur dopahar ke samay ghar ke lie shuroo karana aadarsh hoga kyonki ghar vaapas jaane ke lie utana hee samay lagega. yah jaanakar, saim ne dopahar ke samay ghar lautane ka phaisala kiya taaki samay par ghar pahunch saken.

haalaanki, tom ne adhik dhan kamaane ke laalach ke saath, dopahar ke baad bhee ghar lautane ka prayaas nahin kiya. vah saim ke roop mein do baar chala gaya, aur usane socha ki vah abhee bhee sooryaast se pahale ghar laut sakega. jab usane sooraj ko naarangee rang mein dekha to vah vaapas laut aaya. durbhaagy se, vah ise aadha ghar bhee nahin bana saka kyonki soory ne aag laga dee thee. dheere-dheere andhera usake maarg ko badhaata gaya aur use apane thake hue pairon ko ghar vaapas kheenchana pada.

vah res haar gaya tha. keval usake laalach ke kaaran. laalach se haani hotee hai.